Draws upon Lovecraft's works and on rare documents to supply hundreds of entries about his major writings, leading colleagues, chief characters, and other elements.
Preface
Chronology
Abbreviations and Short Titles
The Encyclopedia
General Bibliography
Index
S.T. JOSHI is the author of H.P. Lovecraft: The Decline of the West (1990), Lord Dunsany: Master of the Anglo-Irish Imagination (Greenwood, 1995), H.P. Lovecraft: A Life (1996), and Ambrose Bierce: A Bibliography of Primary Sources (Greenwood, 1999), which he compiled with David E. Schultz. He has edited the standard edition of Lovecraft's fiction (1984-89, 4 vols.) and many other editions of Lovecraft's work. He is the founder and editor of Lovecraft Studies and Studies in Weird Fiction. DAVID E. SCHULTZ is a technical editor with an environmental engineering firm. He has edited a critical edition of H.P. Lovecraft's Commonplace Book (1987), and with S.T. Joshi has edited various annotated editions of Lovecraft's letters. He and Joshi also compiled Ambrose Bierce: A Bibliography of Primary Sources (Greenwood, 1999).
.,."an exhaustive reference filled with an impressive wealth of
biographical and literary lore about one of the best-known writers
of supernatural horror in the 20th century....An extensive,
scholarly reference especially for Lovecraft enthusiasts, An H. P.
Lovecraft Encyclopedia is an essential, core, indispensable
reference work for students of Lovecraft's life and work."-MBR:
Internet Bookwatch
?...an exhaustive reference filled with an impressive wealth of
biographical and literary lore about one of the best-known writers
of supernatural horror in the 20th century....An extensive,
scholarly reference especially for Lovecraft enthusiasts, An H. P.
Lovecraft Encyclopedia is an essential, core, indispensable
reference work for students of Lovecraft's life and work.?-MBR:
Internet Bookwatch
?[A] cornucopia of titbits to feed the most dedicated appetite for
things Lovecraftian ... the ideal reference work for anyone
embarking on a serious study of Lovecraft and his milieu ... [a]
fine digest of information ... for those of us with a keen academic
interest in Lovecraft it provides a handy, invaluable reference
source. 4 STARS?-The Zone
?An H. P. Lovecraft Encyclopedia, edited by S. T. Joshi and David
E. Schultz, will please HPL purists, since it focuses on the weird
writer's literary work with entries for individual stories, the
more important poems and essays, fictional locales and characters
(including every member of the German U-boat crew named in "The
Temple"). . . . This is an indispensable volume.?-Publishers
Weekly
?Recommended for all libraries, particularly those with Lovecraft
or Arkham House collections.?-Choice
?This detailed encyclopedia is highly recommended for public and
academic libraries.?-Library Journal
?This guide is a comprehensive survey of the influences on the
writer's work and life and the products of his literary
career....the editors have provided a true service to both scholars
and fans. Highly recommended for both public and academic
libraries.?-Lawrence Looks at Books/Gale Group.com
"ÝA¨ cornucopia of titbits to feed the most dedicated appetite for
things Lovecraftian ... the ideal reference work for anyone
embarking on a serious study of Lovecraft and his milieu ... Ýa¨
fine digest of information ... for those of us with a keen academic
interest in Lovecraft it provides a handy, invaluable reference
source. 4 STARS"-The Zone
"[A] cornucopia of titbits to feed the most dedicated appetite for
things Lovecraftian ... the ideal reference work for anyone
embarking on a serious study of Lovecraft and his milieu ... [a]
fine digest of information ... for those of us with a keen academic
interest in Lovecraft it provides a handy, invaluable reference
source. 4 STARS"-The Zone
"An H. P. Lovecraft Encyclopedia, edited by S. T. Joshi and David
E. Schultz, will please HPL purists, since it focuses on the weird
writer's literary work with entries for individual stories, the
more important poems and essays, fictional locales and characters
(including every member of the German U-boat crew named in "The
Temple"). . . . This is an indispensable volume."-Publishers
Weekly
"Recommended for all libraries, particularly those with Lovecraft
or Arkham House collections."-Choice
"This detailed encyclopedia is highly recommended for public and
academic libraries."-Library Journal
"This guide is a comprehensive survey of the influences on the
writer's work and life and the products of his literary
career....the editors have provided a true service to both scholars
and fans. Highly recommended for both public and academic
libraries."-Lawrence Looks at Books/Gale Group.com
..."an exhaustive reference filled with an impressive wealth of
biographical and literary lore about one of the best-known writers
of supernatural horror in the 20th century....An extensive,
scholarly reference especially for Lovecraft enthusiasts, An H. P.
Lovecraft Encyclopedia is an essential, core, indispensable
reference work for students of Lovecraft's life and work."-MBR:
Internet Bookwatch
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